Foot-exercising device



. March 31. 192s.A

B. LEVY FooT EXECISING DEVICE Filed June 26', 1922 2 Sheets-Shegt 1 Mm'. ,aL-mag,

March 3,1. '1925. 1,531,670 B. LEVY I F001' EXERCISING DEVICE Filed June 26, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fixen/gw attozwu Patented Mar.A 3,1, 19`25.

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' Application fura June 26, 1922; i Vserial N6.' 570,815.

' To all whom #may concer/n:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN LEvY,a citizen `of the United States, residing at Schenectady, New York, have invented'cer` tain new and useful Improvements in a Foot-Exercising Device, fof Which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

jects of the invention, to provide a simple' vandpractical apparatus which will readily lend "itself to a large 4variety of movements and adjustments to". accommodate "various *sizes offfeet and various forms offlnovements. More'speclfically, 1t comprlsesa de vice Vfor use. in connection with asystem lof resistant exercises used in the prevention and cure of vveakenedmuscles of the human foot.

-It is, further contemplated to provide means Which Will' permitonly inversion `and 4dcgrsal flexionof the `feet When used in one Way,AandwvvhichV will.l also provide instrumentalities Whichfwill be lused only for jplantan flexion, the ytwo sets ybeing arranged compactlyfin operative relationto an jad-` j ustable and universally lrenovable*filleeljrest; to provide a devlce-Whereln meanslare 1n- Oeluded for setting-iup',` 'on a dial `orfthelikeV .the-amount' ofiresistance overcome inthe use ofthe exercising device; and wherein Vthe ,dilferent jelements Vare c ompactly arbe apparent and in partbe-brought out more ranged, the devicel forming a vneat and 'prac-V tical apparatus for the purposes setforth.

i Other objects and advantages Willi'n' part Y fully `in the description Which'lfollovvs.

* An embodiment ofthe reinvention is'illustrated in 'the a(3Acompany/ ing` drawppgsith f, following views being Shown: l A

frag; 1, is a vi win toppen,- bf 'a evite i vembodying my invention Figq2, 1s a view in'front.elevation` of the same; i V

Fig, is a view in top plan, the top and certain lportions being removed," and other portions in section;

Figs. 4,. 5,'and 6, are detail views, in vertical section, illustrating the ,arrangement of a* "securing element,v` airdevice for i' plantar flexion exercise, and a heel rest, respectively.

` f In these views l designates abaseorsupport. It is intheform of a box, ,having top, bottom, and side sectionsjoinedjtogether tol forma "compartment and all suitably f mounted on'ifeet vvhichlare 'preferably made of Ome mi-Slipping material which wing tend toikeep the `device in set position when in usel Y i i Connecting the top and bottom 'sections and securing them together, there arebolts 2, threebeing here shown.y `Tvvoof these are disposed toward the side extremities of the ofthe bolt, which surface is `madesmootll to l l. V

VUpon the third bolt, which is dispOSdcem form'y afbearing for the pulleys.

trally on the' otherside of the box, thereis i, c box, and are provided, onthel insideV ofthe i Y This invention comprises a foot exercising device. f It is contemplated, "among, the 'ob-- mounted resistance instrulnentalit ,in the formof coil springs, each spring. aving an end loopdlsposedaroundthe bolt inside the box, and connected, at its'other end, with a 'i cable 5, i This cable passes; around a pulley I and through an opening 6 in the top of the box, there being one cable for each bolt. On the outside of the box the end of each cable Vcarriesla V'stirrup into which the foot is adapted vvto be placed,'las vshown in Fig. 1.

facesof the box and` forminguguideways for adjustable posts or supports v48. fEach post has al collar 9, extending out. over the metal reinforcement on the top :of the box,and

ilar collar, engaging the Vmetal reinforcement which isdisposedaiball'll, on a stein WhichA Vcarriesja heellrest 12. This is padded suitably and shapedto conform to the human- `heel,;the adjustment and mounting permitting ifree movement in all directions.

The heel rests'are spaced apart/as shown In the fto'p'a'nd bottom-sections there are i, aligned slots 7 ,metal reinforced on thesurin' Fig.'1, andthe stirrups arranged sothat 'the initial, position will be as indicated in that'gure and the movement of theifeet toward each other.` Disposed centrallybe- Vtween the heeljrests there is an obstruction y13, having a roundedupper surface, and

mounted on the top ofthe box. Itis made preferably of `Wood 'orron and isadapted to `engage the bottom `ofthe-foot at the ex-` tremity ofxits inward movement, causing dorsal flexiono'f the foot-onf the leg. Means are provided for indicating-fthe amountof4 'resistance overcome and this'is graduated to set this forth' `in accordance loo Y los l Y with the condition of the muscles, As, here shown, landbest 'seen in Figs. lfandftherfe l i slot for each cable and in alignment `Withit'is' corresponding cable. Associatedwith eachV slot there is a graduatedplat'el"j withiny,dicationsthereon as tothe strength required Vto overcome-thetensionzof the springs,v and 'when the stirrups are moved, the eablepulls Y the.-

{ pointer along .the graduations on the plate..y i Y, Means are provided ffor'use Vin the exercise ofthe' plantar Qmus'clesof the teen! as hereV shovvnfcomprise l knobs or buttons 1f?, placed oneither side of lthe Y obstruct on 135 andv ata point, Where theymay begr'asped bythe toes VWhen the heelrisddispo'sedlin theheel'i'est,"therejfbeing one for-each foot; These knobs are .detachably arrangedonrthe end. otl a link'lV Wliichpasses Athroughan opening in the topof thel box", tlieiother end ofl the4 link being connectedjto a coil spring v19, siiitably secured tothejbottoxn 'of thebox. Each button-hasnits individual'coih andritllis intendedY to 4have buttons of various siz'es,

interclian,geableQy for useV With feet of different sizes.` The buttons are ,grasped f *by the vtoes and` *drawn* upwardly,,the llniovennentt ducing `contraction rof the pl'antr'muscles, lorlfilz'ln'tarflexion.;l Y, l l ,While the invention lhas beeindisclosed in .the einbodimenthereim illus'trated it will be understood thaty Ivdo lnotvvish; to-y be' lmitedj to :the precisefoijm;of [this f disclosure as manychanges in the construct-ion andarrangementfof the partsare considered as WithinV the scope of the-invention 'als' set forth the claims.`

'I l. A foot-exercising device.;comprisingha support; aheelrest movably mounted lontlie support; a Vstirrnp for association lWithaV ootto be eXercised; a: springiesistance instrumentality 'operatively connected with the stirrup; andv an .vobst ruction placediin operativerelaton to theheel-rest, to been: gaged by the footy at. a. certainp0intin its movement.

y V2. .The structureilfgfa-nd means. for Vproducing l:exercise Yof, the plantar muscles cfa foot. said means including and object to be grasped'by the toes; andmeans associated with the object .for i setting, up

.rcsistancevto theinovement of the object.

.tion to the stirrup.

A foot eigercisingdevice, comprising a base; afheel, rest" suppo'in g device adj ustably mounted on the base; aiheel rest movnably VInoullited(on,thesupporting device; a

Vs't'irrupg'for connection-'itc a portion of a ,foottoexercised, when the heel of the ffo'otisd'isposed inthe heel rest; resistance l instrumenta-lity, operatively associated with the stirrup; and means `for producing dorsal ieXion of the foot-,associated Withth'e heel rest and strlupy ,A Y

5. Afoot exercisingudevice rcomprisinga base ;y heel rest supportingV Adevice ,adjustablymounted on the base a heel rest mov-y Y ably mounted -ofnzlthe supporting device.; a

s tirrup `for connection to a p'ortion of'I a ,foot

isdsiiesed iii-'the lieelarst; and means for to beexercised when the. heel .0f :the foetf f prod ucingdorsal,,tfiexion of the foot, assosiete@ Wtl "die Heel rest :and ,Stirrups Said means including any `b$tr1wf0n-hevng e -.10111}1'ded iiortion and? plefed itl position to be engagedby "ai portion offth` `foot to, be exercised ivhen the foot is moved-in relationthereto. 'f Y n 'foot device .comprising al base a 'heel `rest supporting deviceiadj ustmQunj/t dion 'tliefbaseya heelfrestmoih ably 'mounted fon the,s upporting. device; a stirrup for, =connection Ato portion of lfoot to be; exercised `vvhenithf-eV V,heelffoffthe`toot pexeixcisedof the plantarmuscles"ofthe YfootV i operatively associated Vvvith' tl'1e,lieel jrest foot exjvercising"iv 'vic'ef comprising afjbafseg 'a heelfrest'supp ting device ad-l j ustably mounted i on the base; a @heel vrest movably Y"motinted on lthe supporting device a I ls tirrup forficonn'ectjion 'toV a portion. of 'a foot to be,V eXiercise d5V ivhentlie li'eelV of the instrumentality if:cplerati-velyy assoeatedvivith stirrup;2v means Y for producing dorsal lieXin ofl the ffoot`,f,assolciated with the heel yrestanti stirrupx; vafiid;means for producing izo ,bese;1,hee1g rest .Supporting devis@ adillstably mounted on the.,base;V adheel restliniovany. matted. @the'Supporting-dve *a f stirrup for connection fto a portion vof la toot osed theA heel;y restgfV resistance instrumentalit'y` operatively associatedVv Witlifthe stirrup means Ifor producing. dorsaljtlexionV of the foot, aesociated with the heel rest and stirrup; means i"oi producing exercise of the plantar muscles of `the oot operato the movement of the object; said` means including a tension element -operatively associated with the object and base.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

BENJAMIN LEVY'. 

